NTSC Wii, Smash Bros. Brawl DRE

[exZAKtly]

Hey guys,

I have a North American Wii here in the UK, and it turns out that I have one of those dodgy lenses that won't read SSBB. Now, NOA's current explanation of it being a dusty lense sounds like BS. Why? Because I had to send my system back all the way to the States last year due to disc drive problems. They replaced my drive for me, so I have a brand new drive that's only a few months old. Whatever though...now I have to get this fixed.

The thing is, last year when I sent out my system and got it back, I got charged customs and I really don't want to have to go through this again. I paid customs charges once when I imported the system, and then again when I got it back after it being fixed. I called up C+E, they sent me out a form...but it turns out that I was supposed to fill it in BEFORE I sent out my system and get the person who sends it back to me to go through a lot. Not to mention the form requires so much info (it seems) that I wasn't bothered to fill it in.

What I want to know is...is there somewhere in the UK I can send my system to, to get it fixed without invalidating my warranty?

Thanks

[EvilBoris]

Perhaps somewhere like Micromart could do it. It would invalidate the warranty, but if it is so much of a hassle/wait/cost to get a warranty repair does it really matter?

[Zaki]

I'll fix it if you want. I've opened at least 10 broken wiis and repaired all of them.

Stuck disc, DRE etc.

Hey guys,

I have a North American Wii here in the UK, and it turns out that I have one of those dodgy lenses that won't read SSBB. Now, NOA's current explanation of it being a dusty lense sounds like BS. Why? Because I had to send my system back all the way to the States last year due to disc drive problems. They replaced my drive for me, so I have a brand new drive that's only a few months old. Whatever though...now I have to get this fixed.

The thing is, last year when I sent out my system and got it back, I got charged customs and I really don't want to have to go through this again. I paid customs charges once when I imported the system, and then again when I got it back after it being fixed. I called up C+E, they sent me out a form...but it turns out that I was supposed to fill it in BEFORE I sent out my system and get the person who sends it back to me to go through a lot. Not to mention the form requires so much info (it seems) that I wasn't bothered to fill it in.

What I want to know is...is there somewhere in the UK I can send my system to, to get it fixed without invalidating my warranty?

Thanks

[exZAKtly]

Thanks for the offer. I will likely send it abroad again to get fixed. I've sent a pissed of e-mail to NOA. Right now, I don't want to risk screwing it up - I have bought quite a bit of stuff from VC.

Just incase I change my mind, I'll let you know